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When I was growing up,
I remember being slightly envious of “child stars”. I thought
they had the perfect lives-they were attractive, rich and popular,
while I was a nerd in her “awkward stage”. As it turns out, that
sort of thing didn't last. Many of them-Lindsay Lohan, River Phoenix,
Corey Haim-ended up in a bad way because of the way their celebrity
has affected them. Some of the others were really great for a while,
but age wasn't kind and their looks faded as they got older. However,
this isn't the case with everyone. Here are a few examples of men who
started out in show business when they were young and have just
gotten better (and better-looking) with age.

Justin Timberlake. Some of you might
remember him as the guy with the curly hair in N'SYNC while others
may have seen him as a child on The Mickey Mouse Club. No matter
where you first saw him, though, you can't deny that he's grown into
a gorgeous young man. Even if you're not a fan of his music, you've
got to give him credit for having a great sense of humor about
himself. He's hosted Saturday Night Live five times, each time
making fun of himself by performing ridiculous 90s style R&B
seduction song parodies with Andy Samberg or dancing in front of a
store in a really weird costume. I think my favorite costume was a DD
breast implant advertising a shop called "Plasticville"!

Patrick Dempsey. Those of us who grew up in
the '80s and early '90s probably saw Patrick with his black hair and
blue eyes in several "teeny-bopper" movies. I think
the funniest (and most appropriately-titled!) movie he was in was
Loverboy, where he played a pizza delivery guy who made, um,
house calls to older women who order "extra anchovies". At
47, he's still got that thick hair, albeit with a little more
gray. These days, he's probably best known for playing Dr Derek
Shepard (aka "McDreamy") on Grey's Anatomy. Rumor
has it that this season will be his last, but a man with his looks
and experience (he's been acting since he was 15!) will have no
problem working as long as he wants to.

Neil Patrick Harris. When I was 12, I had a
mad crush on him when he was the main character in Doogie Howser,
M.D. He played a 16-year-old prodigy doctor who was very
well-versed on medicine, but rather awkward when it came to girls and
basically being a teenager. I thought he was cute and smart then, but
he's even better-looking now. He was 16 at the time, but had been
acting in some manner since he was about 10. What I find rather
interesting about him is that, despite his many womanizing (How I
Met Your Mother) and “hormonal” (Harold and Kumar
Go To Whitecastle) characters, he's gay and has been “out”
since about 2006. In coming out and being as comfortable with himself
as he is, he's a rather good example of the way that being gay
doesn't have to be seen as something shameful anymore; people are who
they are, and that's all they really need to be.

Who are some of the celebrities you think have
gotten better-looking with age?